Notion CLI

notion

Use notion-cli to create/read/update pages, data sources (databases), and blocks.

Setup

• Install notion-cli: npm install -g @iansinnott/notion-cli
• Create an integration at https://notion.so/my-integrations
• Copy the API key (starts with ntn_ or secret_)
• Store it:
  • mkdir -p ~/.config/notion
  • echo "ntn_your_key_here" > ~/.config/notion/api_key
• Share target pages/databases with your integration (click "..." → "Connect to" → your integration name)

Usage

All commands require the NOTION_TOKEN environment variable to be set:

export NOTION_TOKEN=$(cat ~/.config/notion/api_key)

Common Operations

• Search for pages and data sources:

  notion-cli search --query "page title"

• Get page:

  notion-cli page retrieve <PAGE_ID>

• Get page content (blocks):

  notion-cli page retrieve <PAGE_ID> -r

• Create page in a database:

  curl -X POST https://api.notion.com/v1/pages \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \
    --data '{
      "parent": { "database_id": "YOUR_DATABASE_ID" },
      "properties": {
        "Name": {
          "title": [
            {
              "text": {
                "content": "Nouvelle idée"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }'
  

• Query a database:

  notion-cli db query <DB_ID> -a '{"property":"Status","status":{"equals":"Active"}}'

• Update page properties:

  curl -X PATCH https://api.notion.com/v1/pages/PAGE_ID \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \
    --data '{
      "properties": {
        "Name": {
          "title": [
            {
              "text": {
                "content": "Nouveau titre"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "Status": {
          "status": {
            "name": "In progress"
          }
        },
        "Priority": {
          "select": {
            "name": "High"
          }
        },
        "Due date": {
          "date": {
            "start": "2026-02-10"
          }
        },
        "Description": {
          "rich_text": [
            {
              "text": {
                "content": "Description mise à jour"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }'
  

• Get database info:

  notion-cli db retrieve <DB_ID>

Property Types

Common property formats for database items:

• Title: {"title": [{"text": {"content": "..."}}]}
• Rich text: {"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "..."}}]}
• Status: {"status": {"name": "Option"}}
• Select: {"select": {"name": "Option"}}
• Multi-select: {"multi_select": [{"name": "A"}, {"name": "B"}]}
• Date: {"date": {"start": "2024-01-15", "end": "2024-01-16"}}
• Checkbox: {"checkbox": true}
• Number: {"number": 42}
• URL: {"url": "https://..."}
• Email: {"email": "a@b.com"}

Examples

• Search for pages:

  notion-cli search --query "AIStories"

• Query database with filter:

  notion-cli db query 2faf172c094981d3bbcbe0f115457cda \
    -a '{
      "property": "Status",
      "status": { "equals": "Backlog" }
    }'
  

• Retrieve page content:

  notion-cli page retrieve 2fdf172c-0949-80dd-b83b-c1df0410d91b -r

• Update page status:

  curl -X PATCH https://api.notion.com/v1/pages/2fdf172c-0949-80dd-b83b-c1df0410d91b \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \
    --data '{
      "properties": {
        "Status": {
          "status": {
            "name": "In progress"
          }
        }
      }
    }'
  

Key Features

• Interactive mode: For complex queries, run notion-cli db query <DB_ID> without arguments to enter interactive mode
• Multiple output formats: table (default), csv, json, yaml
• Raw JSON: Use --raw flag for complete API responses
• Filter syntax: Use -a flag for complex filters with AND/OR conditions

Notes

• Page/database IDs are UUIDs (with or without dashes)
• The CLI handles authentication automatically via NOTION_TOKEN
• Rate limits are managed by the CLI
• Use notion-cli help for complete command reference

References

• GitHub Notion-CLI: https://github.com/litencatt/notion-cli
• Notion API Documentation: https://developers.notion.com